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I just send E-mail (via a command line script) to my cell number via by own GMail account. How is this different or better?
by jamesbritt 14y ago
I just send E-mail (via a command line script) to my cell number via by own GMail account. How is this different or better?
- Karunamon 14y agoNot all carriers offer email-to-sms functionality.
- oxplot 14y agoDoesn't that only work for US numbers?
- dredmorbius 14y agoIt varies by carrier. More specifically, it varies by carrier legacy system. Finding the correct email-to-SMS address construction (usually some variant of phonenumber@domain.tld) may take some poking around, and it's not uncommon for the domain.tld portion to refer to some prior carrier acquired by the nominal provider (e.g.: your AT&T wireless number might have a cingular.com address, though don't quote me on that). That said: it typically works and is fairly reliable once you've identified your gateway.
- mark-ruwt 14y agoNo, not at all. This is the best list I know of--super helpful. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_SMS_gateways http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_SMS_gateways
- joelhaasnoot 14y agoThat's a US functionality since you pay for incoming text messages. Other countries have no way to fund incoming texts as they're free.
- RexRollman 14y agoThat should be the default in the US too. Either that, or carriers should be required to offer people the ability to opt out of SMS.